So right now I'm sitting here, way past my bedtime, waiting for 6 sets of scales to dry enough for me to put another coat of CA on them. For future reference the scales I am working with right now are all hardwoods: padauk, purpleheart, maple, cherry, walnut and ash. I thougth the purpleheart would be my favorite but it's a flippin pain to work with as it burns incredibly easily on the grinder. I really liked the look of the raw padauk but was a little hesitant with the finished product but oh man was I wrong, the padauk is by far my favorite of all of these. It takes a gorgeous finish and is an absolute pleasure to work with.
I am putting on very light coats of CA but they still seem to take forever to dry once you have multiple coats already on. Some people will go as many as 50 coats and then sand off about 20 of them, leaving 30 coats of superglue and then buff with jeweler's (white) rouge. We'll see what I end up doing. Since I recently acquired a buffer maybe this is the best route to take. I am looking for a "glass" finish to the scales that will be nice and waterproof and hopefully this will be my answer. I've only done 1 other superglue finish and I really liked how it turned out but it was a royal pain in the butt because I didn't investigate and learn enough about the proper procedure before I attempted it. Ya know, the whole trying to reinvent the wheel bit... Not a good idea! Anyway, I'm spent, wicked tired, and I think these are ready to go for another layer. Wish me luck.
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